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About Ukkadai Village

Ukkadai is a large village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,336, made up of 1,168 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ukkadai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ukkadai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614401
Area (hectares) 377.14 hectares
Population 2,336
Male Population 1,168
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ukkadai compares

By the 2011 count Ukkadai is the 31st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 377.14 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Ukkadai

Ukkadai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ukkadai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ukkadai from other places

Ukkadai lies about 24 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Koyilvenni, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ukkadai
Nearest railway station Koyilvenni 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 17 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 18 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 24 km

Villages closest to Ukkadai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Papanasam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ukkadai

As per the Census of India 2011, Ukkadai village had a population of 2,336. That makes it the 31st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Ukkadai village has 1,168 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ukkadai has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Ukkadai is 614401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ukkadai covers 377.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ukkadai falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ukkadai is Koyilvenni, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ukkadai.

Ukkadai is about 24 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ukkadai is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Koyilvenni is about 3.0 km away. Papanasam is about 17 km away. Kumbakonam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahimalai (4.4 km), Mahimalai Bit (4.4 km) and Deepambalpuram (5.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ukkadai today is likely to be higher.

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